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Furman opens with win at VMI

Furman opened the season with an impressive 47-22 victory over Virginia Military Institute Saturday in Lexington, Va. Though the season is in its infancy, the match-up pitted two top Division II teams in the country....

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Riley Institute selects Lowcountry DLI fellows

The Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative has selected its 10th Class of Fellows from the Lowcountry and surrounding areas. The 44 incoming class members will join more than 1,500 Riley Fellows from across the state...

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Training dogs to sniff out arson

As a member of the Chemistry Department faculty for 30 years Laura Wright, Ph.D., has fielded her share of strange phone calls. But a call from Jason Nurmi of the nearby Parker Fire Department took...

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Courtney Tollison Hartness: in praise of the public library

Despite our dependence on the Internet for quick fact checking and other research, Furman History Professor Courtney Tollison Hartness, Ph.D., says brick-and-mortar libraries “deserve our unflagging support.” In a piece she wrote for Greenville Journal,...

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Furman among five institutions to receive lectureship

Furman University has been selected to receive a lectureship in the chemical sciences by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. The university is one of five primarily undergraduate institutions to receive the award. The 2015...

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Paintings by Sarah Nguyen on display

Paintings by Sarah Nguyen will be on display Aug. 28-Sept. 28 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus. Restless Shadows is comprised of paintings created using modern mediums and techniques. In a statement...

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The Rabbit Revolution

[caption id="attachment_18767" align="alignright" width="192"] Dr. Julian Reed[/caption] The nearly 20-mile Swamp Rabbit Trail that runs from downtown Greenville through the Furman campus and on to Travelers Rest has been incredibly successful. The trail attracts more...

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Leading the way

A framed picture of an iconic campus scene has pride of place in the president’s hallway at Furman. On the white mat that surrounds the painting are hundreds of student signatures captured in the days...

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Furman to hold fall convocation Sept. 3

Furman University will celebrate the beginning of the 2015-16 school year with its fall convocation Thursday, Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. in McAlister Auditorium. Furman president Elizabeth Davis will preside as the university welcomes the freshman...

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Furman awards 66 degrees at summer commencement

Lesley Quast, Professor of Education Emerita at Furman, served as speaker when Furman held its summer commencement exercises earlier this month in Daniel Recital Hall. The university awarded 66 undergraduate and graduate degrees during commencement.  Quast, who...

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Furman awards Heller Community Scholarships for 2015-16

Furman has awarded major scholarships to 14 graduates of Greenville County high schools for the 2015-16 academic year. Established in fall 2012, the $20,000 scholarship is available yearly to one student at each of the 18...

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How will Bernie Sanders do in South Carolina?

[caption id="attachment_18742" align="alignright" width="181"] Dr. Danielle Vinson[/caption] Over the weekend, Sen. Bernie Sanders was in the key early primary state of South Carolina. He's been drawing huge crowds around the country in his campaign for...

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